Occupant and crash characteristics for case occupants with cervical spine injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 299-309

  Stein, Deborah M ^a   Kufera, Joseph A ^a   Ho, Shiu M ^a   Ryb, Gabriel E ^a   Dischinger, Patricia C ^a   O'Connor, James V ^a   Scalea, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine injury; Motor vehicle collision; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRBAG; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR BAGS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; SEAT BELTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951666348     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181f8aa91     Document Type: Article

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